Overview
The European Prize for Urban Public Space is a biennial competition that aims to highlight the importance of public space as a catalyst of urban life, and to recognise and foster investment by public administrations in its creation, conservation and improvement, while also understanding the state of public space as a clear indicator of the civic and collective health of our cities.
Conditions of Participation
In order to enter for the European Prize for Urban Public Space, the works must be presented for the award by the institutions that are responsible for the intervention, or by its authors. The Prize covers the geographic region of the Council of Europe (http:www.coe.int/).If it is desired to present interventions related with the creation of new urban spaces, it must be borne in mind that, apart from general considerations about the effect as a whole, the results achieved within these public spaces and their impact on community life will be the ones that are specifically evaluated.
Since some urban interventions involve long periods of work before their completion, projects that have not been fully completed in 2008 or 2009 may also present for the Prize if enough phases have been finished so as to enable assessment of the urban repercussions of the intervention as a whole. In order to present for the Prize, the required documentation as specified in these rules must be submitted before
the established deadline.
Selection Critera
The criteria that will govern selection of the projects that are presented for the European Prize for Urban Public Space will not be exclusively related with the quality of the work from a strictly architectural point of view. The jury will also consider other aspects that enable evaluation of the urban transformation that has taken place in the specific setting.
* The explicitly urban nature of the intervention. The size of the city or town is not a limiting factor although priority will be given to mediumsized or large municipalities and those with a more general urban significance.
* The public ownership and/ or clearly public- spirited vocation of the project.
* Appropriateness of interventions to the functions required of public space, from those directly linked with citizens’ occupation of a space, through to those pertaining to the collective imaginary.
* Capacity of the interventions to reduce social fractures within the city and eliminate physical and/ or symbolic barriers in order to enhance quality of life for the inhabitants.
* Contribution of the projects in the domain of environmental improvement, in promoting public transport and innovation in the treatment of public installations, energy resources and urban waste.
* The degree of citizen participation and engagement in the conception, carrying out and/ or subsequent maintenance of the space. Degree of acceptance by users
* Transversal character of the planning concepts and/ or objectives that have guided the project (sociology, demography, history, architecture, economy, engineering, landscaping, anthropology, etc.).
The Nature of the Prize
The European Prize for Urban Public Space is honorary by nature and will be jointly awarded to the institution responsible for the project and to the author or authors of the work. The winners of the Prize (first prize and honorary mentions) will receive a diploma attesting to the award. The winner of the first prize will also receive a commemorative plaque that is to be installed in the prize- winning public space.
The prize- winning works, the finalists and a jury selection of the interventions that have been presented for the Prize will be published in the European Archive of Urban Public Space (www.publicspace.org). The archive contains and publicises a selection of the best interventions presented for the Prize since it was first awarded
Documentation Required
In order to present for the European Prize for Urban Public Space 2010, it is necessary to fill out the registration form which may be found at the website www.publicspace.org. The documentation detailed below must be delivered to the CCCB along with this form duly printed and signed by the person or persons presenting the work.
Schedule
15 November 2009
Opening of period for presenting projects
29 January 2010
End of period for presenting projects
25 and 26 March 2010
Meeting of the International Jury of the Prize
11 June 2010
Award of the European Prize for Urban Public Space 2010
For more information: http://www.publicspace.org/en/prize/rules/2010
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this European Prize
The European Prize for Urban Public Space is a biennial competition that aims to highlight the importance of public space as a catalyst of urban life, and to recognise and foster investment by public administrations in its creation, conservation and improvement, while also understanding the state of public space as a clear indicator of the civic and collective health of our cities.
Conditions of Participation
In order to enter for the European Prize for Urban Public Space, the works must be presented for the award by the institutions that are responsible for the intervention, or by its authors. The Prize covers the geographic region of the Council of Europe (http:www.coe.int/).If it is desired to present interventions related with the creation of new urban spaces, it must be borne in mind that, apart from general considerations about the effect as a whole, the results achieved within these public spaces and their impact on community life will be the ones that are specifically evaluated.
Since some urban interventions involve long periods of work before their completion, projects that have not been fully completed in 2008 or 2009 may also present for the Prize if enough phases have been finished so as to enable assessment of the urban repercussions of the intervention as a whole. In order to present for the Prize, the required documentation as specified in these rules must be submitted before
the established deadline.
Selection Critera
The criteria that will govern selection of the projects that are presented for the European Prize for Urban Public Space will not be exclusively related with the quality of the work from a strictly architectural point of view. The jury will also consider other aspects that enable evaluation of the urban transformation that has taken place in the specific setting.
* The explicitly urban nature of the intervention. The size of the city or town is not a limiting factor although priority will be given to mediumsized or large municipalities and those with a more general urban significance.
* The public ownership and/ or clearly public- spirited vocation of the project.
* Appropriateness of interventions to the functions required of public space, from those directly linked with citizens’ occupation of a space, through to those pertaining to the collective imaginary.
* Capacity of the interventions to reduce social fractures within the city and eliminate physical and/ or symbolic barriers in order to enhance quality of life for the inhabitants.
* Contribution of the projects in the domain of environmental improvement, in promoting public transport and innovation in the treatment of public installations, energy resources and urban waste.
* The degree of citizen participation and engagement in the conception, carrying out and/ or subsequent maintenance of the space. Degree of acceptance by users
* Transversal character of the planning concepts and/ or objectives that have guided the project (sociology, demography, history, architecture, economy, engineering, landscaping, anthropology, etc.).
The Nature of the Prize
The European Prize for Urban Public Space is honorary by nature and will be jointly awarded to the institution responsible for the project and to the author or authors of the work. The winners of the Prize (first prize and honorary mentions) will receive a diploma attesting to the award. The winner of the first prize will also receive a commemorative plaque that is to be installed in the prize- winning public space.
The prize- winning works, the finalists and a jury selection of the interventions that have been presented for the Prize will be published in the European Archive of Urban Public Space (www.publicspace.org). The archive contains and publicises a selection of the best interventions presented for the Prize since it was first awarded
Documentation Required
In order to present for the European Prize for Urban Public Space 2010, it is necessary to fill out the registration form which may be found at the website www.publicspace.org. The documentation detailed below must be delivered to the CCCB along with this form duly printed and signed by the person or persons presenting the work.
Schedule
15 November 2009
Opening of period for presenting projects
29 January 2010
End of period for presenting projects
25 and 26 March 2010
Meeting of the International Jury of the Prize
11 June 2010
Award of the European Prize for Urban Public Space 2010
For more information: http://www.publicspace.org/en/prize/rules/2010
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this European Prize
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